Description

Everything you need to know about Gulliver’s Travels to succeed in your GCSE Literature exam or essay task.

York Notes for GCSE: Gulliver’s Travels give you everything you need to know about Swift’s entertaining satirical novel, from detailed summaries of each Part, analysis of characters and themes to discussion of key settings including Lilliput, Balnibari and The Land of the Houyhnhnms. Study notes on contexts, language and style will guide you to the best understanding of the text, while practical advice on using quotations, writing essays and improving your grade will help you to reach your potential in the exam or coursework task.

York Notes offer an exciting approach to GCSE English literature. This market leading series fully reflects student needs. They are packed with summaries, commentaries, exam advice, margin and textual features to offer a wider context to the text and encourage a critical analysis.

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Table of Contents

- Intro – How to Study a Play, Novel- Author Profile – Historical timeline, context with dates, author life, works , historical events.- Map/family tree/character tree- Summaries (numbered summaries for every scene)- Commentary – covering themes, characters, language analysis, style- exam questions end of each section- Answers to Checkpoints and exam questions- Exam questions with annotated model answers (D grade – B grade)- Coursework assignments/resources/top marks/advice- Key Quotations – how to use them.- Glossary/Literary terms- Timeline of events- Other titles in the Series